THE YOUNGEST

PUB. DATE

March 2008

SOURCE

Forbes Asia;3/24/2008, Vol. 4 Issue 5, p76

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article focuses on the youngest billionaires around the world. All of them are under 36 years old. Some inherited their fortunes, others made their own fortune. Among them is the youngest billionaire, 23-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, a social networking site. In October 2007, Microsoft paid $240 million for a 1.6% stake in Facebook. A chart which lists the names of the youngest billionaires in the world is provided.

ACCESSION #

31791198

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